Which returned more over the last year, JNK or PFF?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and PFF returned −0.8%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or PFF?

JNK charges 0.40% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so JNK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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JNK vs PFF: how they differ

JNK and PFF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and JNK returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF and iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and PFF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in JNK	Only in PFF
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	BOEING COMPANY (THE) 3.99%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	STRATEGY INC 2.99%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 2.37%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	ORACLE CORP 2.31%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 1.79%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.47%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 1.33%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	ALBEMARLE CORP 1.31%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

JNK and PFF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	Preferred and Income Securities
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	−0.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−18.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.45%
Holdings	1198	455

JNK in plain words

JNK is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.

PFF in plain words

PFF is an index equity fund tracking the Preferred and Income Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 455 positions, with the top ten at 19.9%. It sat 3.2% below its high of May 8, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or PFF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and PFF returned −0.8%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or PFF?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so JNK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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